I found this chapter to be very useful and relevant to me. It first mentioned how it is important for students now to take learning into their own hands rather than just showing up to class and expecting their professor to tell them everything they need to know. I really struggle with this because in high school I never really had to do any extra work to get good grades I would just show up to class and do the work they told me to do and that was enough for me to get good grades on all my tests and therefore in the classes. In college it is very important for us to access all of the information we can whether it is from out professors or online sources. It is no longer enough to just go to class and show up for the tests, in college you need to study more and find the ways that work for you because most professors don’t give you homework or worksheets and if they do it is usually not graded so it is your choice to do them or not. So now this chapter talks about how we need to use all of the online sources available to us to find new information.
This chapter also mentions how when we specify what are goals are it is much more likely for us to be successful. Beyond that it is also very helpful to write down your goals. I know for me personally I always make lists and write down the assignments that I need to get done because I like the feeling of being able to cross something off my list. I like being able to see all of the things I have accomplished so having a goal written down for myself would make it seem more real to me. Then once I accomplished that goal I could either cross it off or maybe put a check mark next to it.